Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14 each year, is a commemoration of love, friendship and solidarity. It is believed that Valentine’s Day is named after a Saint Valentine, who was a Catholic priest in Rome in the 3rd century. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
A heart-shaped art installation by the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad ahead of Valentine’s Day, which will be celebrated on February 14. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
A vendor carries a Valentine’s Day bear at the California Flower Mall, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues, in Los Angeles, California, United States (Source: Reuters / Lucy Nicholson)
Florist Maria Alvarez, 25, waits for customers in her store, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues, ahead of Valentine’s Day in Los Angeles. (Source: Reuters / Lucy Nicholson)
The Mexicans went out to buy stuffed animals, like the huge teddy bears pictured, before Valentine’s Day. (Source: Reuters)
Visitors standing near heart-shaped balloons displayed in a shopping mall during the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing. (AP Photo / Ng Han Guan)
Flowers and other items on display in one of the stores in Sector 35a
Valentine’s Eve in Chandigarh. (Express photo by kamleshwar Singh)
The day is synonymous with gifts and flowers that lovers exchange. As such, many sellers are taking the opportunity and including some cool additions to their stores. Seen here, is one of those stores in Chandigarh. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
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